Julib.com explained

JULIB.com was founded in New York City in 2002 as an e-mail newsletter by Juli Benlevi from her West Village apartment.[1] It began with less than 400 users and by 2008, JULIB.com had grown to 700,000 subscriptions worldwide.[2] [3] Prior to ceasing operations, it published a Travel edition and 12 unique U.S. editions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas, Houston, Washington, D.C., Boston, Orange County, Atlanta, and the Hamptons.

History

It was sold to the print publishing network Modern Luxury Media in July 2008 for an undisclosed sum who purchased the company to help promote its print magazines. Modern Luxury Media sold to Atlanta-based Dickey Publishing in October 2010.[4] Benlevi reacquired JULIB.com and relaunched the business in January 2011.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: D'Amato. Suzanne. Glamming Up Your Inbox. Washington Post. 13 March 2008. 25 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015718/http://old.julib.com/articles/washingtonpost08.html. 19 February 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: Lukovitz. Karlene. Consumer Publisher Uses Digital to Build Print Equity. Digital Magazine News. 1 Sep 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081026075052/http://www.digitalmagazinenews.com/News/Sep08/PrintEquity.asp. 2008-10-26.
  3. Web site: Bell. Lauren. Modern Luxury Expands Footprint Online and in New York. DM News. 21 July 2008.
  4. News: Marek. Lynne. Chicago Social Publisher Modern Luxury is Sold. 31 August 2012. Crain's Chicago Business.
  5. Web site: Zeff. Juli. We're Back. JULIB.com. 11 Jan 2011. https://archive.today/20130127053206/http://old.julib.com/2011/wrback/011011.html. 27 January 2013. dead.